AkzoNobel wins paint contract for Dutch rebranding project

04.14.09

AkzoNobel wins paint contract for Dutch rebranding project
AkzoNobel’s car refinishes business has been chosen to supply paint systems for the rebranding of Essent Network, the distribution arm of Dutch energy supplier Essent (now operating under the name Enexis). AkzoNobel will supply its VOC-compliant Sikkens Autocoat BT paint to Dutch branding specialists RGN, who are managing the rebranding of Essent Network’s fleet of 1,100 vehicles. Various other objects and surfaces are also being rebranded to meet with the recently introduced Enexis livery and house style requirements. The target date for the completion of the Enexis project is the end of June, 2009.

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